NCAA Basketball Rankings, RPI, Predictions

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MASSACHUSETTS
Predictions for Future Games
Game Breakdown
RPI Breakdown

Record: 16-15
Power Rating: 80.861
Ranking: 90

0-5 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
10-4 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

Home Ratings (6-6): 76.851 (145) 0-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-1 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 4-4 78.576 Non-League Ratings: 2-2 75.720 Last Ten Ratings: 1-1 78.423

Away Ratings (8-6): 84.300 (48)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
League Ratings: 5-3 84.134
Non-League Ratings: 3-3 83.357
Last Ten Ratings: 2-3 82.275

Neutral Ratings (2-3): 79.829 (105) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-1 v #51-100 1-1 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 League Ratings: 2-1 89.290 Non-League Ratings: 0-2 70.923 Last Ten Ratings: 2-1 89.290

League Ratings (11-8): 82.306 (70)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-2 v #51-100
7-1 v #101-200
4-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 4-4 78.576
Away Ratings: 5-3 84.134
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 89.290
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 83.337

Non-League Ratings (5-7): 78.419 (120) 0-2 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 1-2 v #51-100 3-3 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 2-2 75.720 Away Ratings: 3-3 83.357 Neutral Ratings: 0-2 70.923 Last Ten Ratings: 0-0 80.861

Wins Ratings: 81.382 (97)
0-5 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
1-4 v #51-100
10-4 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 6-6 75.917
Away Ratings: 8-6 86.339
Neutral Ratings: 2-3 79.015
Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 82.566

Points Ratings: 80.474 (73) 0-5 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 3-6 v #51-100 10-4 v #101-200 3-0 v #201-318 Home Ratings: 6-6 77.740 Away Ratings: 8-6 82.345 Neutral Ratings: 2-3 81.083 League Ratings: 11-8 81.853 Non-League Ratings: 5-7 78.138 Last Ten Ratings: 5-5 82.224

Last Ten Ratings (5-5): 82.224 (74)
0-2 v #1-25
0-1 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
2-0 v #101-200
2-0 v #201-318
Home Ratings: 1-1 78.423
Away Ratings: 2-3 82.275
Neutral Ratings: 2-1 89.290
League Ratings: 5-5 83.337
Non-League Ratings: 0-0 80.861

Home Advantage: -2.249 (292)

Difficulty of Schedule for a Top Five Team: 0.0848 (81)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #15 team: 0.2316 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #45 team: 0.3695 (79)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #100 team: 0.5016 (76)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #150 team: 0.6637 (57)

Difficulty of Schedule for the #270 team: 0.8850 (41)

Upward Stability: 3.6063 (14)

Downward Stability: 3.7822 (19)

RPI
RPI: 0.5273 (110)
0-5 v #1-25
1-3 v #26-50
1-3 v #51-100
9-4 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

RPI Home (6-6): 0.5317 (160) 1-2 v #1-25 0-1 v #26-50 0-3 v #51-100 3-0 v #101-200 2-0 v #201-318

RPI Away (8-6): 0.5347 (46)
0-2 v #1-25
0-0 v #26-50
1-2 v #51-100
6-1 v #101-200
1-1 v #201-318

RPI Neutral (2-3): 0.4958 (149) 0-1 v #1-25 0-0 v #26-50 0-2 v #51-100 1-0 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI League (11-8): 0.5434 (87)
0-3 v #1-25
0-2 v #26-50
0-1 v #51-100
6-2 v #101-200
5-0 v #201-318

RPI Non-League (5-7): 0.5017 (154) 0-2 v #1-25 1-0 v #26-50 1-3 v #51-100 2-2 v #101-200 1-0 v #201-318

RPI Strength of Schedule: 0.5310 (88)



GAMES

Date	Site	Score	Opponent
11/20/1999	Away	W 85-77	vs. #147 Iona
11/22/1999	Away	L 65-79	vs. #23 Connecticut
11/29/1999	Home	L 55-65	vs. #74 Marshall
12/2/1999	Home	W 70-51	vs. #296 Boston U
12/4/1999	Away	W 74-67	vs. #151 Boston College
12/6/1999	Home	W 52-51	vs. #62 Villanova
12/11/1999	Away	L 59-63	vs. #117 Detroit
12/18/1999	Away	W 69-60	vs. #110 Florida St
12/21/1999	Neut	L 63-65	vs. #67 Southern Ill
12/23/1999	Neut	L 59-83	vs. #151 Boston College
12/30/1999	Away	L 60-61	vs. #165 Providence
1/6/2000	Home	L 60-70	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
1/8/2000	Home	W 82-52	vs. #127 Fordham
1/16/2000	Away	W 73-69	vs. #111 St Josephs PA
1/20/2000	Home	L 52-57	vs. #55 Dayton
1/22/2000	Home	W 89-50	vs. #233 Rhode Island
1/27/2000	Away	W 84-75	vs. #202 Duquesne
1/29/2000	Away	W 49-41	vs. #124 Virginia Tech
2/1/2000	Home	L 48-75	vs. #7 Temple
2/5/2000	Home	L 57-68	vs. #13 Texas
2/9/2000	Home	W 82-48	vs. #156 LA Salle
2/12/2000	Away	L 77-87	vs. #70 Xavier
2/16/2000	Away	W 81-72	vs. #127 Fordham
2/19/2000	Home	W 76-65	vs. #111 St Josephs PA
2/22/2000	Away	W 57-37	vs. #233 Rhode Island
2/26/2000	Away	L 54-72	vs. #7 Temple
2/29/2000	Home	L 86-87	vs. #103 Geo Washington
3/4/2000	Away	L 69-86	vs. #49 St Bonaventure
3/8/2000	Neut	W 77-52	vs. #202 Duquesne
3/9/2000	Neut	W 86-68	vs. #103 Geo Washington
3/10/2000	Neut	L 47-54	vs. #7 Temple

FUTURE GAMES

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